
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (25 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 11PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross |
High Tide | 7:22PM1.98m | 7:54AM2.00m | 8:06PM2.04m | 8:39AM2.10m | 8:52PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:41AM0.16m | 2:03PM0.27m | 2:25AM0.07m | 2:50PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 10 | E 11 | NE 8 | NE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 7 |
13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 150 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 11 | NE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 11 |
5 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | — |
3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — |
1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 32 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 64 | 91 | 98 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 171 | 468 | 455 | 53 | 53 | 82 | 82 | 469 | 569 | 634 | 14 | 9 | 7 |
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